Chesuncook Lake Salmon Fishery Update
June 28, 2022 at 3:35 pm
We’ve invested a lot of time since implementing a new management strategy on Chesuncook Lake back in 2018. We are getting close to our harvest goal, and the fish are starting to respond.
While You Were Sleeping, We Were Electrofishing!
June 23, 2022 at 12:35 pm
Electrofishing is a highly effective way to non-lethally sample a population and is very efficient for studying bass during their May-June spawning season.
Deer Isle Mariner is Latest GPS-Tagged Great Blue Heron
June 20, 2022 at 9:32 pm
Meet “Mariner,” the newly GPS-tagged great blue heron from Deer Isle. On June 3rd, Mariner became the 11th great blue heron in Maine to be added to the Heron Tracking Project that began in 2016.
Boasting Maine’s Black Bears
June 17, 2022 at 2:59 pm
Many don’t realize it, but at some point or another, you’ve likely been in the presence of a bear in the Maine woods. Here are some facts about our state’s bears!
Big Atlas Weekend 2022 - June 24-26
June 17, 2022 at 11:34 am
This exciting annual event is a fun way for birders from across the state to document breeding birds and come together as a birding community.
Happy Father's Day!
June 17, 2022 at 2:28 pm
This Father’s Day we’re shining the light on some wildly awesome dads out there!
Skip the bread. Just watch instead!
June 9, 2022 at 5:32 pm
Malnutrition, disease, habitat degradation, and habituation are serious consequences of feeding ducks and geese.
BEE on the Lookout for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
June 2, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is looking for the federally Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and we need more eyes!
Mapping Maine’s Salamanders, Frogs, Turtles, and Snakes
May 5, 2022 at 11:22 am
Maine’s wildlife biologists rely on community members to share their observations, including you!
Happy Mother’s Day!
May 5, 2022 at 12:19 pm
It only takes a quick look into the animal kingdom to see that motherhood comes in many forms.
Keep In Touch!
Enter your email or mobile number to receive the latest news from MDIFW.